With DKR in the rear view, director Christopher Nolan moves on to conquer new territory and his next project, titledInterstellar, will leave this planet. The film is being written by Nolan and his brother/partner-in-crime Jonathan Nolan, and according to the Hollywood Reporter, will be about trippy space sh*t: “The project involves time travel and alternate dimensions in a story that sees a group of explorers travel through a wormhole.” And, that’s about all we know for certain right now.

From the Alien franchise to Event Horizon*, outer space has offered some of Hollywood’s scariest backdrops. I can’t wait to see Nolan’s take on it; our primitive American brains won’t be able to handle the multi-dimensional mind-fuckery sure to ensue. Let’s hope this project gets off the ground sooner rather than later.

Aerial shots aside, Drive was a piece of …well…shit. Also TRA, I know you got pull, I want to direct “The Coldest Winter Ever” once it’s optioned. We’ll figure out a way to incorporate TSS and the crew.

Drive had the worst story ever. And the character went from crash test dummy to the Punisher at a bar stool. When/where did he get those skills? The opening scene he ditched passengers, where was bad-ass man there. He has the skills to one up the antagonist in the film but all he could come up with was ditching dudes at a Clipper game? Also he did all that, knifed upped and all of that just to leave the bread him, the girl and the kid could’ve used? The money that got the man of the family he trolled died for? Oh and there were the bare minimum of intense driving scenes. F&F:Tokyo Drift has more action. The only reason I watched the whole thing was because by the time I realized wifey had fallen asleep, I had crossed the time investment threshold.

Drive’s story is meant to be simple, like a fairy tale (literally what the people involved have said.) As for the money, he DOES get the money. The opening scene, he’s a getaway driver. Of course he slips into a crowd and disappears. You expect him to just take on the LAPD or something?

It was based on the book. I know adaptations can get tricky, but that is one of my favorite films. I did not even read reviews – it was just that incredible to me. Very well done IMO. It received a 15-minute standing ovation at Cannes. I thought it was perfect – especially that opening. There is a literary sequel by the way if that is your thing (Driven).

But hey, I know I love a lot of films that others do not – some straight to DVD that are brilliant (and we are not talking bad acting, directing, editing… they have known Hollywood names, etc. – for whatever reason, they simply do not not secure distribution to theaters). Sometimes a movie can speak to you and no one else. I am cool with that.

The best thing about art is how it can speak to people differently. I’m going to watch it again off of the strength of how you and Greed feel about it. Just 1st impression was it was not that good. I thought Attack the Block and The Incredibles were brilliant.

@ Greed because the stories and characters were flawless. Not to mention the presentation and details. In animation there’s a term called secondary motion which means the other movements that makes the enhances the main movement. In ATB its how they use foreshadowing so sweet that when that object or trait is in play, all other instances of that object or trait are built back into the scene. For example, the kid who has to jump the expanse with the alien chasing that he wouldn’t attempt earlier. He does it but like the rest of the movie he has to keep it moving and isn’t allow to be triumphant because of circumstance.

even tho i was very disappointed in “Rises” i like this news. big fan of all of nolans original ideas from “the following” “insomnia” “the prestige” “momento” “inception” all classics to me. space should be an interest venture for him.

Event Horizon is great but I will always remember my quantum mechanics professor slagging on that movie due to the unrealistic nature. He liked the movie but used it as an example of “what really probably wouldn’t happen ever”.

Sure did. One of the few films where I stood up and clapped when the credits rolled.

It is one thing to conceptualize or come up with an idea – people come up with great storylines everyday. It is an entirely different [and difficult] task to execute it from beginning to end. This guy (along with his brother) does it and does it very well.

“The project involves time travel and alternate dimensions in a story that sees a group of explorers travel through a wormhole.”
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